Is America Honey Boo Boo?

I have always heard the word satire being thrown around but I never had a clear definition of what it was. What exactly qualified as a satire and what was funny just for the sake of being funny. After leaning what it took for a media text to be satirical I took the time to analyze some of my other favorite television shows and movies. With comedy being one of my favorite forms entertainment I was able to look more closely at certain shows and determine what can be considered to be a satire and what just a pure slapstick comedy is. The show that focused the most on was South Park it has been a show that has been always surrounded by controversy. It always has a say on pop culture in the United States and comments on current political situations. Although a majority of the content can be misconstrued as being just a joke there are many commentaries on how we as Americans live our lives and what much of society is doing. An example of this can be seen in the episode referencing Honey Boo Boo and obesity in America. South generally uses exaggeration to make situations funny but in this case the joke is not far from what is actually happening. This is a satire that is commentating what people are consuming in the media and what is happening to American physically.